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How do you form the Passe Compose:
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Use the verb AVOIR or ETRE with the past participle of the verb. Note that AVOIR and ETRE are conjugated.
ie. I finished = J'ai fini |
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How do you form the past participles of regular verbs?
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Remove the ending (ER, IR, RE) and add the appropriate form:
ER Verbs take "é" ie: Parler = parlé IR Verbs take "i" ie: Finir = fini RE Verbs take "u" ie Vendre = vendu |
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When do you use the passe compose over the other l'imparfait?
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Passe Compose is the completed past - things that are no longer going on.
Ie: I finished my homework = J'ai fini mes devoirs. |
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Which Verbs take ETRE?
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Devenir - to become
Revenir - to come back Mourir - to die Retournir - to return Sortir - to go out Venir - to come Arriver - to arrive Naitre - to be born Descendre - to descend / go down Entrer - to enter Rentrer - to return Tomber - to fall Rester - to remain Aller - to go Monter - to go up Partir - to leave Passer - to pass by **Also, all reflexive verbs use etre **All verbs that take etre also agree in number and gender |
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How do you form the subjunctive?
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- use "nous" form of the verb, drop "ons" and add endings
e es e ions iez ent ie: parler -> parlons -> parl Je parle Tu parles Il parle Nous parlions Vous parliez Ils parlent |
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When do you use the subjunctive tense (5 reasons)
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1. For a condition - ie to say "whether"
2. To cast doubt 3. Use with certain expressions ie. il est temps que... 4. used after certain prepositions ie. avant que... 5. To express exacerbation ie "Ah let him do it." |
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What does the conditional tense convey?
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Would
ie. I would finish = Je finirais |
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How do you form the conditional?
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Use infinitive of the verb (with regular verbs) and add endings.
**note the endings are the same as imparfair **note the stems for irregular verbs are the same as future simple Endings: -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient |
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What are the stems for irregular verbs in the conditional tense and futur simple?
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avoir - aur
aller - ir faire - fer devoir - devr vouloir - voudr pouvoir - pourr être - ser savoir - saur |
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How do you form the imparfait?
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Use the "nous" form of the verb and add endings.
-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient example: finir -> finissons -> finiss Je finissais (I was finishing) Tu finissais Il finissait Nous finissions Vous finissiez Ils finissaient |
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What are the stems for irregular verbs in imparfait?
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avoir - av
faire - fais être - ét |
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How do you form the future proche?
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Use the verb aller + infinitive of the verb.
Aller Je vais Tu vas Il va Nous allons Vous allez Ils vont |
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What does the future simple express?
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will / shall
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How do you form the future simple?
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With IR and ER verbs take the infinitive and add endings.
With RE verbs you drop the R first Endings: -ai -as -a -ions -iez -ont ie. Je parlerai = I will speak |
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How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the present?
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Je me couche.
Tu te couches Il se couche Nous nous couchons Vous vous couchez Ils se couchent ** Je ne me couche pas. |
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How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the past?
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*note they take the verb être.
Je me suis couché. Je ne me suis pas couché. |
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How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the future?
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Je vais me coucher.
Je ne vais pas me coucher. |
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What are the endings for regular ER verbs?
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-e
-es -e -ons -ez -ent |
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What are the endings for regular IR verbs?
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-is
-is -it -issons -issez -issent |
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What are the endings for regular RE verbs?
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-s
-s - N/A -ons -ez -ent |
